Various - Mighty Instrumentals R&B Style 1956-1957-1958-1959

Rhythm and Blues Records

£24.30

Format: 8CD Box Set
Catalogue No.: RANDB067CD
Barcode: 5060331752288
Release Date: 18th June 2021
Genre: R&B

This set of 8CDs brings together the finest R&B instrumentals recorded between 1956 and 1959, putting the spotlight both on long-forgotten records by established artists and fabulous obscurities by long-forgotten ones! It’s a cracking compilation from start to finish: Southern swamp rock, Mid-West electric blues, Latin groovers, spicy New Orleans rhythms, sophisticated West-Coast productions, slinky organ stompers and East Coast city blues. Dominated by guitarists and saxophonists but interspersed with a few organists, accordionists, pianists, harmonicists and even a unitarist. All in all, 240 mighty instrumental stompers from 1956-57, R&B-style. Glorious stuff!

Disc One 1956 1. Hey, Bo - Eddie Bo 2. Unitar Rock - Willie Joe 3. The Midnite Creeper - Johnny Otis 4. Harlem Nocturne - Earl Bostic 5. Mr. Bumps - Edgar Blanchard 6. Destination Mars - Frosty & Diamonds 7. Congo Mombo - Guitar Gable 8. Strollin’ - Doc Bagby 9. Strollin’ With Nolen - Jimmy Nolen 10. Tricky - Gus Jenkins 11. Country Boogie - Preston Love 12. Poor People Of Paris - Chris Powell 13. Billy's Blues (Pt. 1) - Billy Stewart 14. Get Up And Go - Al Smith 15. Moore Boogie - Abe Moore 16. Elmo’s Shuffle - Elmore James 17. Yardmaster - Jake Porter 18. The Big Wheel - Clifton Chenier 19. Big Boy - Bill Doggett 20. Driving Home (Pt. 1) - Charles Walker 21. Driving Home (Pt. 2) - Charles Walker 22. Fiddlin’ The Blues - Don & Dewey 23. The Vamp - Lloyd Glenn 24. Succotash - Roy Milton 25. Show Time - Harold Jackson 26. After Hours Express - Frank Culley 27. After Hour Swing - Sam Price 28. Yo Yo Blues - Tab Smith 29. Git With It - Rock Murphy 30. The Beast - Milt Buckner Disc Two 1956 1. Congo Mombo - Muvva Hubbard 2. Lester’s Stomp - Lazy Lester 3. Slummin’ - Don & Dewey 4. Boogie Beat - Levi Seabury 5. Smokey Room - Lowell Fulson 6. Untitled - Chuck Berry 7. Midnight - Googie Rene 8. Chicago Cha Cha - Lefty Bates 9. Crowley Blues - Clarence Locksley 10. Big Boy’s Bounce - Big Boy Groves 11. Rock & Roll March - Rhythm Aces 12. Rock House - Calvin Frazier 13. Cool Diggin’ - Maxwell Davis 14. Loco-Motion Irving Ashby 15. Waughely’s Boogie - Milliard Lee 16. Bluesy - Louie Myers 17. Gum Shoe - Sonny Thompson 18. Straight To Watts - Jimmy O'Brien 19. Pie a la Mode - Lorenzo Holden 20. Buddy’s Boogie - Buddy Johnson 21. Tie It Down - Pee Wee Crayton 22. St. Louis Blues - Rock Murphy 23. Spanish Guitar - Bo Diddley 24. Guitar Rhumba - Earl Hooker 25. Creole Alley - Lee Allen 26. Harlem Nocturne - J.J. Jones 27. Flying Saucer - Little Walter 28. Bubbis (Pt. 1) - Jimmy Smith 29. Bubbis (Pt. 2) - Jimmy Smith 30. Sweet Sixteen Bars - Ray Charles Disc Three 1957 1. Geechi - Little Jesse 2. 2 Bones & A Pick - T-Bone Walker 3. Big Guitar - Irving Ashby 4. Shake Dancer - Little Walter 5. Side-Track - Googie Rene 6. Night Beat - Roy Gaines 7. Tank Town - The Nite Riders 8. Magic Rocker - Magic Sam 9. Mystery - Harold & Dimples 10. The Duke Walks - Duke Jenkins 11. Deep Feeling - Chuck Berry 12. Cha Cha Boogie - Louis Carpenter 13. Elmore’s Contribution - Elmore James 14. Midnight Happenins - Crawford Brothers 15. Leaps And Bounds - Bill Doggett 16. Wild Fire - Piano Red 17. Jimmy’s Jive - Jimmy Nolen 18. Satellite - Red Prysock 19. Wishbone - Bill Jennings 20. Flippin’ - Rene Hall 21. Road House - Al Smith 22. Easy Go - Willie Littlefield 23. Muscle - Tough Doc Bagby 24. Bingo - Abe Moore 25. Malibu - Bob Reed 26. One O’Clock Jump – Martini 27. Muskeeta - Johnnie Pate 28. Wa Wa (Pt. 1) - Johnny Otis 29. Wa Wa (Pt. 2) - Johnny Otis 30. Darkness - J.J. Jones Disc Four 1957 1. Johnny’s Thunderbird - Johnny Heartsman 2. Changing Times - Cliff Driver 3. Rolling - Jimmie Tolliver 4. Back Up Eddie Chamblee 5. Good News Dave Bartholomew 6. Shuckin’ - Joe Houston 7. Lucky Lou - Jody Williams 8. Hard Head - Jon Thomas 9. Tough Enough - Paul Gayten 10. Two-O-Five Jump -The Trilyters 11. Guitar Slim Boogie - Guitar Slim 12. Easy Pickin’ - The Tazman 13. Hob Nob - Kid King 14. Cockroach Run - Lafayette Thomas 15. Downstairs -Plas Johnson 16. Give It Up - Paul Williams 17. Minglin’ - Buddy Johnson 18. Wow (Pt. 1) - Harold Rollins 19. Wow (Pt. 2) - Harold Rollins 20. The Slop - Louis Jordan 21. Midnite Flight - Noble Watts 22. Speak Low - Eddie Davis 23. Ends & Odds - Jimmy Reed 24. Sloppy - Clifton Chenier 25. Chicken Scratch - Sammy Franklin 26. The Blooper - Johnny Otis 27. Twistin’ The Spots - Fats Domino 28. Rock-A-Bucket - Ike Turner 29. Walk On - Preston Brown 30. Walk Off - Preston Brown. Disc 5 : 1. Let’s Go Smitty - Floyd Dixon 2. Mumblin’ Guitar - Bo Diddley 3. Real Gone Jam - Tommy Ridgley 4. Knocked Out - The Gondoliers 5. Pacoima Stomp - The Carter Bros 6. Cutting Out - Gus Jenkins 7. Hot Cross Buns - Paul Gayten 8. Chunk-A-Lunk Jug (Pt. 1) - Mary Lou Williams 9. Chunk-A-Lunk Jug (Pt. 2) - Mary Lou Williams 10. Mashed Potatoes - James Brown 11. Mashed Potatoes (Pt. 2) - Nat Kendrick 12. Yum Yum - The Swinging Earls 13. Sweet Meats - Garland Davis 14. Perdido Street - Herb Hardesty 15. Storm Warning - Mac Rebennack 16. Royal Earl Shuffle - Royal Earl 17. Boney Shuffle - Spot Barnett 18. Soul Groove (Pt. 1) - King Curtis 19. Soul Groove (Pt. 2) - King Curtis 20. Rock Alley - Lefty Bates 21. Can’t Sit Down - The Bim Bam Boos 22. Boogie Cha Cha - Sam Price 23. Cozy’s Mambo - Cozy Cole 24. Live It Up - Ernie Freeman 25. Talk To Me Baby - Doc Starkes 26. Down Yonder - Buddy Johnson 27. Swingin’ Peter Gunn (Pt. 1) - Jimmy Nolen 28. Swingin’ Peter Gunn (Pt. 2) - Jimmy Nolen 29. Zeen Beat - Gene Redd Disc 6 : 1. Steppin’ Out - Memphis Slim 2. The Madison Shuffle - Buster Brown 3. Voodoo Cha Cha - The Carter Bros 4. Night Ridin’ - Doc Starkes 5. Slim’s Thing - Willie Dixon/ Memphis Slim 6. Ho Ho - Ike Turner 7. Wolf In The Mood - Howlin’ Wolf 8. Swingin’ The Gate - Gatemouth’ Brown 9. Blue On Blue - Chuck Berry 10. Bobby’s Rock - Elmore James 11. Harmonica Rock - Little Boyd 12. Diddling - Bo Diddley 13. Spanky - Gus Jenkins 14. Talkin’ Guitar (Pt. 2) - Royal Earl 15. Let It Roll (Pt. 1) - Cliff Davis 16. Let It Roll (Pt. 2) - Cliff Davis 17. Blues After Hours - Jimmy Nolen 18. E N A - Lefty Bates 19. A-Minor Cha-Cha (Eddie) - Clear Waters 20. Steady - Jerry McCain 21. Cool And Crazy - Nick & The Jaguars 22. Night Sounds - Ernie Freeman 23. Beatin’ and Blowin’ - Herb Hardesty 24. Honky Tonk Caboose - Sammy Price 25. Rollin’ Home - Louis Brooks 26. Backwards (Pt. 1) - Bill Doggett 27. Backwards (Pt. 2) - Bill Doggett 28. Sputnik Music - Harmonica George 29. Midnight Jump - Walter J. Westbrook 30. The Hunch - Paul Gayten. Disc 7 : 1 The Toddle - Little Walter 2 Chicken Stuff - Hop Wilson 3 Chittlins - Willie Egans 4 Sweet Potato - Bill Parker Band 5 The Big Push - Cal Green 6 Bo's Guitar - Bo Diddley 7 Ingo - Chuck Berry 8 Hey! Pardner - Classie Ballou 9 Move It On Down The Line - Harold Jackson 10 Tore Up - Danny Jones 11 Let's Get It - Edgar Blanchard 12 Upsetter Rock - The Upsetters 13 Tickle Toe - Paul Gayten 14 Tic Toc - Lee Allen & His Band 15 Collins' Shuffle - Albert Collins 16 Yeah! - Louis Carpenter 17 Cha Cha All Night Long - Joe Houston 18 Bushes - Tiny Bradshaw 19 Boppin' & A-Strollin' - Leonard James 20 Background - Lefty Bates 21 Sawmill Section - Judge Davis 22 Wolf Call - Earl Washington 23 7-11 - The Gone All Stars 24 Coach Train - Herb Hardesty 25 The Large Charge - The Chargers 26 Midnight Earl - Earl Grant 27 The Slide Noble '- Thin Man' Watts 28 Whirlaway - Al Tousan 29 Caravan - Cozy Cole Septet 30 Hold It - Bill Doggett…. Disc 8: 1 Tadpole Wiggle - The Stone Crushers 2 The Duck Walk - Chuck Higgins 3 Way Out East - Jake Porter 4 Lonesome Guitar - Edgar Blanchard 5 Special Delivery Stomp - Earl Bostic 6 Guitar Boogie - Chuck Berry 7 Guitar Cha Cha Cha - Memphis Slim 8 What's Your Name - The Monorays 9 Frisco - Louis Brooks 10 The Freeze - Fention 11 Hard Grind - Wild Jimmy Spruill 12 Rainbow Riot - Bill Doggett 13 Man That's Choice - Sam ‘The Man’ Taylor 14 Shufflin' The Blues - T Bone Walker 15 Boppin' At the Hop- Lee Allen 16 ‎Night Flight - Jimmy Forrest 17 Hideout - Ervin Rucker 18 Chinese Rock & Roll - The Flock-Rocker 19 Minglin' - Buddy Johnson 20 Am I Blue - Lefty Bates 21 The Strip - The Upsetters 22 Rock-A-Cha - Irving Ashby 23 Drum Village - Earl Palmer 24 Sassy - Herb Hardesty 25 Wiggle Tail - Googie Rene 26 Day Break Blues - Sonny Thompson 27 Congo Rock - Panama Francis 28 Green's Blues - Cal Green 29 I Am Tipping Out - Bill Ace 30 Rumble - Link Wray